The list goes on. But since it’s National Bird Day, let’s look at one of the more repetitive claims around our winged friends: Wind turbines kill millions of birds every year, more than fossil ...

Scientists have determined that by painting one blade of a wind turbine black it can dramatically reduce the number of bird deaths from turbine impacts. Turbines with a single black blade are over ...

"You want to see a bird graveyard, go under a windmill someday ... Estimates for the total number of bird deaths per year by wind turbines reach hundreds of thousands. According to a 2021 article ...

Anyone worried about birds being killed (and we all should be) would be better focussed on cats. In Australia "Pet and feral cats together are killing over two billion reptiles, birds and mammals ...

“Criminal cases for killing eagles decline as wind turbine dangers grow.” “Proposed wind farm fuels debate about threats and benefits to migrating birds.” Those are all recent news headlines.

Wind energy is expected to be a big part of the transition away from fossil fuels. But that comes with consequences, including the potential for more deadly collisions between turbines and birds and ...

BIRDERS GET nervous when they see landscapes covered in wind turbines. When the wind gets going, their blades can spin at well over 200km per hour. It is easy to imagine careless birds getting ...

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